By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific. The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) unites women scientists from the developing and developed worlds. With a rapidly growing membership, OWSD strengthens its members’ roles in development and promotes their representation in leadership. The OWSD supports women through fellowships, awards, training, career development and networking …
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By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific. TMI is an academic research project collecting gut microbe samples from people across the globe. The research question is, what lifestyle and health factors are associated with differences among people? This is important because the field of gut health is moving rapidly, revealing the key role of nutrition and lifestyle …
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By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific. Tech for good is a movement that gets increasingly talked about. So what does it mean? Put simply, tech for good is the potential for tech innovations (like automation, communication, robotics, or AI) to do good across sectors like healthcare, education and the environment. It involves tech companies, consultants, investors, …
By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific. Founded nearly 40 years ago, TWAS’s mission includes supporting research excellence; young scientists; international co-operation; and solving challenges facing the developing world. Headquartered in Italy and legally part of UNESCO, each year TWAS funds 600 PhD and postdoctoral researchers, awards prizes, and provides $1M in grants. According to its website, …
Directed by philanthropy expert Caroline Fiennes, Giving Evidence encourages and enables charitable giving based on sound evidence. With an extensive track record of helping donors and funders, Giving Evidence offers consulting advice, and conducts research and analysis on issues that affect the whole sector. Giving Evidence’s work matters because charities vary hugely in their effectiveness, …
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By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific. Prostate Cancer Research (PCR) funds scientific research on two themes which can be summarized as: classifying cancers and predicting patients’ response to different treatments; and finding new treatments for advanced cancers. Prostate cancer recently became the most common cancer in England. Yet according to PCR’s Chairman, “research continues to be …
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By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific. Each year, In2science puts around 500 low-income young people into STEM work placements. The majority go on to study STEM degrees. Students need not be “gifted”. This work matters because STEM careers pay better than most, driving social mobility. It also expands and diversifies the STEM workforce (economic benefits) and …
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Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific. Philanthropic giving is at the heart of the success of Cambridge University – the fourth oldest University in the world. As a response to the pandemic in 2020, it announced the Cambridge Covid-19 Research Fund (to better diagnose, treat and stop the virus) plus a hardship fund (for students impacted by …
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By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific. The BSA’s mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science; to reach under-served audiences; and increase the number of people who are actively engaged and involved in science. This is important because “science is under-valued in education, government, journalism, culture, finance, and elsewhere” leading to poor decision making …
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By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was founded in 1848 and is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society with members in 91 countries. It is the publisher of leading journal Science which has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world. AAAS …
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